[dan-robertson]

I hadn’t even thought of that until I read this. I had thought thunderstorms after hot weather were just a fact of life. I guess in places near German latitudes that get thunderstorms the hot weather is caused by high pressure systems but maybe that isn’t really the cause in California.

[barbazoo]

Coastal weather is often lacking the conditions that creates thunderstorms. I live near the coast now too and haven't experienced the kind of thunderstorm I know from Germany.

[Foobar8568]

I guess maybe in North Europe where the climate doesn't vary much, but in the South, we do get thunderstorm and flood in coastal area. https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/15/watch-as-more-floo...

[macNchz]

Depends on the coast I guess...NYC, for example, gets some real whopper summer thunderstorms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk3Gz9o9yw4&t=12s

[bee_rider]

Have you been to the Midwest? I grew up near Cape Cod, and I have to say -- I'll take a nor'easter any day, give me the snow. That "maybe a tornado will just come down and demolish your house" type thunderstorm is pretty scary! I'm glad we've got a calm atmosphere up here.